Green County Dairy Day Crowned Youthful Royalty Tomorrow
Green County 1949 Dairy Day features calf show with 86 entries from county 4H and Future Farmers of America. Calf judging by UW dairy extension professor Glenn W. Vergeront precedes a 2 pm parade and 7:30 pm royal crowning of the Dairy Day queen and king with a radio artist program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Farmers of America
Glenn W. Vergeront
University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Green County Boots and Saddles Club
Monroe and
Monticello
American Dairy Association
University of Wisconsin Dairy Department
State Agricultural Department
Fred Hanneman
Horeb
Monticello High School
Monroe High School
Green County Rural Youth
Boy Scouts
Monroe board to seek authority for school expansion plans
The Monroe Board of Education will seek authority at the July 5 annual meeting to obtain preliminary plans and estimates for a school building program to relieve overcrowding. The state survey recommends adding 13 classrooms and two multi purpose rooms and improving fire safety and accessibility across several schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Union
Herbert T. Johnson
Leslie G. Kindschi
G. E. Zuercher
Rodney
Kittelsen
Perle G. Guess
Herman A. Stuessy
C. J. Schwingel
Kindschi
Paras
Stuessy
Alice Holtshopple
North School
Evans
Evelyn M. Hartwig
Lincoln
Army Post Goes To Gordon Gray
Senate approval for Gordon Gray as secretary of the army was forecast by Chairman Tydings. President Truman named Gray, a North Carolina lawyer and publisher, who has served in the department since 1947. Gray will appeal the committee tomorrow amid mixed reactions from lawmakers and officials.
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Washington
Senate
Gordon Gray
Tydings
D-Md
Armed Services Committee
Truman
Gray
North Carolina
Appar
Congress
Gurney
South
Sha Co
Calder
Johnson
Convict Captured In Ranch Slaying
Sheriff John O'Brien identified the convict as Rudolph Wright, 19, an escaped ward of the state. The Zimmermans were abducted last night in Zimmerman's. Mrs Zimmerman was gashed but freed. John Bowman escaped and was fired at during the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O’brien
Rudolph Wright
Sonoma State Neagal Yemency
Zimmermans
John Bowman
Zimmerman
Bowman
Cold Hungry Convict Ends Sitdown Strike At Waupun
Convict George Taylor 38 of Kenosha ends a 14 hour sitdown strike by climbing down from a 50 foot water tower at Wisconsin state prison in Waupun. He is held in solitary confinement after a psychiatric check. Taylor served 15 of a 20 year term for armed robbery.
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Waupun
George Taylor
Wisconsin State Prison
Taylor
Kenosha
John Burke
Burke
Jesse Beach Barn Destroyed by Fire
A 60 by 48 foot barn on the Jesse Beach farm Clarno township five miles southwest of Monroe on Route 1 burned in about 15 minutes at 7:05 a m yesterday. Cause was a short circuit from defective wiring. A bull was saved. some machinery and 400 bales of straw 1000 bushels of oats and hay were lost. The blaze spread toward a nearby hog barn but no animals died. Two dozen neighbors helped prevent further spread. Damage total and insurance status not yet known.
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Jesse Beach
Clarno Township
Monroe
Herbert Walters
Babich Trial Opens In Milwaukee Slaying Case
Ten of the first twenty prospective jurors raised hands when Judge Steffes asked about prior opinions on Milton Babich. The youth goes on trial for the slaying of Patricia Birmingham, sister of his wife Kathleen.
Officials To Act On Rock Question
The city board of public works and square paving project team will decide when rock is rock on the water main square project. Clayton Ward and William Vinton will join the discussion on rock found at varying depths, with tests by Glass and the engineers. The city may spray the dusty square to ease operations without charging the city.
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City Board of Public Works
Square
Board of Public Works
City Council
Clayton N. Ward
Ward and Strand
William A. Vinton
Frank A. Buehler
Vinton
George Glass
Glass
Buehler
Conciliator Called To End Co op Dispute
Shawano reports a federal conciliator to mediate a labor dispute involving 300 dairy workers seeking a 10 cent wage increase. AFL union representatives and Consolidated Badger Cooperative will meet with John Behymer in Milwaukee. Strikers keep plants at Shawano Wittenberg Iola and Appleton operating, with Appleton peaceful after a stone throwing report.
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Shawano
AFL
Dairy Workers Union
Consolidated Badger Co-operative
John Behymer
Milwaukee
Badger
Wittenberg
Iola
Appleton
Assembly Okays Train Law Repeal
Wisconsin's 15 to 30 mile per hour train crossing limit would be repealed under a bill passed by the Assembly by 68 to 26. The measure funds crossing safety devices and permits the Public Service Commission to set speeds when needed. The bill moves to the Senate for concurrence.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Assembly
Thomson
R-Richland Center
Senate
Highway Fund
Public Service Commission
Lucey
D-Ferryville
State Department of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Congress
United States
State Aid Urged For School Units
Madison lawmakers and school officials urged the joint finance committee to pass a bill allowing up to 5 million dollars in state aid for new school construction. The plan would let the state cover up to 40 percent of project costs as districts say their borrowing power is exhausted. W. E. Kimball, assistant superintendent of public instruction, said districts have hit borrowing limits.
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A. L. Buechner
A. R. Page
Lincoln School
Monroe
Madison
Joint Finance Committee
W. E. Kimball
Lilienthal Assails Senator Over AEC Isotope Shipment
Senator Hickenlooper charged the AEC with a serious breach of responsibility for sending radioactive isotopes to Norway France and Finland for non medical uses. David E Lilienthal denied any law or policy violation and urged that there was no secret information involved in isotope shipments.
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Washington
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Atomic Energy Commission
Norway
David E. Lilienthal
AEC
Lilienthal
Senate-House
U. S
France
Finland
The
Norwegian Defense Establishment
Joliot-Curie
Joliot
Building Permit Schedule Adopted By City Council
The city approved a new building inspection fee schedule to cover actual costs with a minimum fee of 5 dollars and maximum 15 dollars plus 1 dollar per 1000 dollars above 1000. The city inspector’s salary was raised to 360 dollars yearly and publication charges were included. The council also studied garbage collection costs and asked a committee to review fees and service levels. A center parking meter plan for court house square was discussed with a committee to seek chamber of commerce input and an ordinance draft by City Attorney Benkett. A tighter solicitation ordinance was referred to the judiciary committee. An Alderman proposed a city electrical code with an inspector. First reading was given to restoring reckless driving as a city offense. Licenses expiring June 30, 1949 were granted to Bray, Schillinger, Harry A., and A. M. ntro. a cement contractor’s license was granted to Rutsch.
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Frank A. Buehler
Monroe Chamber of Commerce Retail
Court House Square
Buehler
Chamber of Commerce
Arthur C. Benkett
Chamber
Retail Committee
Judiciary Committee
Emmett J. Norton
James S. Bray
21St Street
Vernon F. Schillinger
22Nd Avenue
Harry A
9Th Street
A. M. Ntro
21St Avenue
Robert Rutsch
7Th Street
Wright Defends 80 as Not Old on Birthday
Frank Lloyd Wright, the renowned architect, rejects the notion that 80 is old as he celebrates his eightieth birthday at Taliesin. He calls a creative life a young one and speaks during the observance at his spring Green home and architectural school.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
Taliesen
Dock Union Strike Halts Hawaiian Trade and Food Movement
A Honolulu report notes a dock union strike that paralyzes commerce and halts food shipments. The piece cites limited airlift capacity about 400 miles away as unable to compensate for port disruptions.
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Dock Union
Honolulu
Council Reviews Utility Analyst Rate Proposal
A council discusses a rate proposal from a utility analyst. The informal vote and sectioned notes indicate potential changes to charges, with about 7,400 units or a similar measure cited in the discussion.
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Council Studies
Mrs J A Roderick Dies at Farm Home
Mrs. James A. Roderick, 40, of Jefferson township, died at her farm home at 9 50 this morning after a yearlong illness. Former Ferne Hazel Zimmerman, she was the daughter of Elmer and Addie Fowler Zimmerman. She attended Juda high school and married James A. Roderick on January 2, 1929. The Rodericks lived on the family homestead six miles east of Monroe. Survived by her husband and son Arley at home. Burial arrangements incomplete.
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James A. Roderick
Jefferson Township
Sp Grove Township
Ferne Hazel Zimmerman
Elmer
Addie Fowler Zimmerman
Juda High School
Rodericks
Monroe
Arley
C.J Pinatas
Cloudy Warmer Forecast Promised for Monroe
The weather forecast calls for increased cloudiness and warmer conditions with scattered showers tonight and tomorrow. Monroe logged a low of 41 this morning, while Land O Lakes in Wisconsin reported unseasonably cold air as the day warmed to 68 by noon.
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Monroe
Land O'Lakes
Times Mercury
Power Firm Cites Financing Problem
Power firm cites financing problem hindering purchase of needed equipment. Grover C Neff, president, told the public service commission that drought and reduced income limit the utility's ability to sell stock to raise capital. He said a three mill per kilowatt hour surcharge was not approved and would not cover costs.
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Public Service Commission
Grover C. Neff
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Dairy Day
International Longshoremen’s Association
New York
J P. Ryan
Eunciation
State Department
Monroe Board
E. O. Evans
Zuercher
Gerhardt (Gay) Steensrud
Mt. Horeb
University of Wisconsin
Y Tyter
J. A. Roderick
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